BIG-B-Barracuda
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before the flex plate did loosen on me.
so could have happened this way.
so could have happened this way.
HOW do you replace the fluid?
and how much?
same question how do you empty the suckeR?
If the ring gear has one or more broken teeth on it, yes, for dependability the converter or the ring should be replaced in my experience. I know that it isn't a must do situation, but what happens if more teeth are broken off? Stranded one night in the middle of no where?You do NOT need to replace the converter. READ THE SHOP MANUAL. I've posted this zkilliun times. Go to MyMopar and download a FREE factory shop manual
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Draining........get your pan under and remove all but a couple of bolts in one corner, then gingerly back them out to "tilt" the pan on the remaining bolt(s)
You can order "add on" drain pan plug kits from Summit they are not much money
If the ring gear has one or more broken teeth on it, yes, for dependability the converter or the ring should be replaced in my experience. I know that it isn't a must do situation, but what happens if more teeth are broken off? Stranded one night in the middle of no where?
My point was that by not replacing either the converter or the ring gear he could get stranded someplace or like you say, bust up the bell housing. Too many times in the past I had customers complain about the cost of replacing the ring gear or converter and continued "getting by for now" because they were either too cheap to fix the problem, or got some bad advice from someone. In the end it often cost them more than what they would have paid either for a replacement converter or getting the ring gear changed.I don't understand your question. Whether teeth are broke or not has no affect on "how you repair it." If they are broken, theys iz'
...........or you mean "getting by for now" and later you break more? Well think about this........MAYBE the next time that jams up it will break the bellhousing. With an automatic, that's a pretty extensive repair.
yes/no. The trans will slide out of the converter even if the flex plate bolts are still tightened to the converter. The only issue may be the clearance needed to slide the whole trans backwards and out. you may have to play with the angle and such.CAR - is finally up in the air
removed the driveshaft
removed the starter
removed the trans/converter shield
and loosened up most of the trans bolts except for some that seem impossible to get to without removing entire motor w.Trans from car.
i didn't loosen the flex plate bolts before all of this
- will this become an issue?
how to fix if so.
how do i remove the flex plate bolts with no crank .
turn at the crank?
?
Well, you don't want to unscrew the bolt, so clockwise works just fine.thank you.
clock wise
counter?
Well it's almost too late to care.would it make a ratchet noise like that - if
the ring gear was missing teeth and the starter was missing these teeth on the gear occasionally causing it to miss and make this SAID noise?
because it only makes this noise when it seems to come across the missing teeth while turning over and starter is engaged to turn on the car. with that said not all turnovers/crank are noisy -